Rifle-holding saddle.



'No. 689,493. Patanted [580.24, mm.

' J. JARVIS.

RIFLE BUILDING SADDLE.

- Application filed In. 14; 1901.)

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.. No. 689,493. Patented Dec. 24, 1901.

J. JARVIS.

RIFLE HOLDINGSADDLE. 1 (Application filed. Jan. 14, 1901-. (No Model.) 2Shae'ts-Sheet 2.

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JOIIN JARVIS, OF KENSINGT ON, ENGLAND.

RIFLE-HOLDING SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part t Letters Patent No. 689,493, dated December24', 190.1.

Application filed January l4, 1901. Serial No. 43,206. kNo model.)

polo sticks, and like articles on bicycles or like road-vehicles,whereby the rifle is not only securely held or readily released, but itsweight is placed centrally in relationto the machine.

Assuming my invention to be applied, by way of example, for enabling amilitary rifle to be carried upon a bicycle, I construct the saddle andits frame in such a manner that the rifle may be passed through alongitudinal opening in the saddle-seat and arranged below the levelthereof, suitable clips or grips being provided both at the fore end andat the after end 'of thesaddle-frame for engaging with and securelyholding the rifle. The two portions of the divided saddle or one or bothsets of clips may be arranged in such a manner that the weight of therider upon the saddle tends to close and tighten them upon the rifle,thus increasing the firmness with which the latter is held.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one mode of accomplishingthe object in view, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a saddle and framearranged for carrying a rifle and adapted for use in connection with abi cycle, a portion of the clip at the fore end of the saddle-framebeing shown in section. Fig. 2 is' a corresponding plan. Fig. 3 is aview of the fore end, the clip being shown in theclosed position. Fig. 4is a similar view of the same, showing the clip in the open position.Fig. 5 is a view of the after end, the clip being shown in the closedposition; and Fig. 6, a similar view of the said after end, showing theclip in the open position.

ends, respectively, to arms or carriers b b,

The saddle-seat is formed in two parts c a, each part being. attached atthe fore and after which are arranged upon longitudinal rods 0 c. Thecarrier 1) at the fore end is provided with a screw b whereby itsposition may be varied and the material of the saddle maintained taut.prises hinged side portions 01 (1, depending from the rods 0 c, thelower-ends of each portion 61 being hinged at d to a supporting-plate dprovided with a lining d of india-rubber or other suitable material. Theclip at the after end comprises the arms e 6, depending from the rods 0'c, the lower ends of these arms being pivoted at e e in the upturnedextremities of the shoe or U-shaped support The inner sides of the clipso constituted are faced with strips g g of spring metal, these stripsbeing held against dislodgment by pins g g. Each saddle-arm b isfurnished with a nose or projection 72 which is arranged to engage theupper extremity of the respective spring-strips 9K The disengagement ofthe strips g g from their respective noses b b is effected by turningthe cam-1evers h h, the latter being pivoted in the arms e e. Theselatter at their lower extremities are each furnished with a boss 6formed with a nose eiwith which a corresponding nose t' on the arm orbracket 4." engages. Each arm 2" is formed with a cam portion i whichtakes a bearing upon the back of the spring g, each arm 2" being pivotedin an extension of the U -shaped supportf and carrying at its outerextremity the saddle-spring k- The upper end of each spring 7.: isconnected with a lug Z, having a shank Z, which works in a slot b 'inthe arm I). The support f may be provided with a lining f, ofindia-rubber or similar yielding material. The clips or grips are bracedtogether by means of the bifurcated piece m, which is furnished with theusual clip whereby the device is secured to the machine. 1

Assuming the device to be closed-that is to say, in the positionillustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 5-and that it is desired to carry arifle, for example, it will be necessary to open the jaws of the clipsto permit the insertion of the rifle. To eifect the opening of theclips, the cam-levers h h are raised, whereby the springs g g are forcedoutof engagement with the noses b b and become straightened, with theeffect that the noses 6 6 pertaining The clip at the fore end comto thebosses e e turn the brackets t" t" about-their pivots in the support fand efiect the tilting of the parts a a of the saddle, as illustrated inFig. 6. At the same time the clip at the fore end is opened, as shown inFig. 4. For the purpose of closing the device after having inserted therifle it is only necessary to apply a downward pressure upon the twoparts of the saddle, when the several parts will resume the positionsindicated in Figs. 3 and 5, the strips g g closely embracing the rifle.

When the saddle is riderless and when the upper .extremity of the spring9 is engaged beneath the catch b the spring 70 operates to, maintainengagement between these parts and also to maintain the grip of theholder upon the rifle at the upper part of the clip, the nose or camportion 1' of the arm 1" still bearing against the back of the springgand serving to increase the hold of the clip upon the rifle at thatpart.

What I claim as my invention, and desire 1 to secure by Letters Patent,'isv 1. Theherein-deseribedmeansforenabling a rifle or similar articleto be carried on acycl-e, same comprising a saddle dividedlongitudinallyinto two parts pivoted together, the fore and after endsthereof being formed as jaws adapted to receive and grip the rifle orsimilar article to be carried, substantially as herein described.

2. For enabling a rifle or similar article to be carried on a cycle, 'asaddle divided longitudinally and provided, as to the fore end, I withaclip or 'gr-ip comprising hinged portions secured to a holding-plate,and, as 1305 the after end, with a clip or grip com-prising arms pivotedin a support the :hi-nged por-g 'tions pertaining to the grip at thefore end being connected with the pivoted arms perta'irni-ngto the gripat the after end by means i of r'odsso that upon opening and closing ofthe parts of the saddle, the two grips act in unison, substantially asherein described. E

3. For enabling a rifle or similar article to be carried-on a cycle, asaddle dividedlongif tud'inally and having at the fore and a-fterQends", clips or vgrips whereof the side portions depend respectivelyfrom each part of the saddle upon either side of the longitudinalopening, supports or shoes to which the said side portions are hingedand a brace-piece extending between the supports, substan tially asherein described.

4. For enabling a rifle or similar article to be carried on a cycle, theherein-described means comprising a saddle divided longitudinall y andhaving at the fore and after ends clips or grips provided with plateshinged to the pivoted arms of the grips, the said. pivot ed arms havingnoses or projections at their lower ends, a U shapedsupport,spring-strips, noses formed on the hinges of the saddleplatesfor engaging the ends of the strips and arms or brackets pivoted in theU shaped support connected with the saddle-platesand having noses orprojections for-med thereon for engaging the noses or projections on thepivoted arms; whereby the weight of the rider upon the saddle has theeffect of closing the grip on the article.

5. In apparatus foren'ablin-g a rifle or simi lar article to be'carriedon a cycle, the comm bination, with a bi-part saddle, of the pivotedarms e e, the noses or projections 6' a a U-shaped support f,the'springstripsg g, the.

stops b 5 the brackets 47c", the n-oses orepro jections t' I; andtheisprings is is, substantially as'specified.

6. For enabling a rifle or similar article to be carried on a cycle, thecombination, with a bi-part saddle, ofsprings it 70, brackets 'i i, camportions 11 iispringstrips g g, stops b b pivoted arms 6 e and supportf, subs-tan: tially as specified and whereby the clip is maintainedclosed upon thearticle being carried when the saddle is riderless.

In testimony whereof I have signed any name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN JARVIS. Witnesses:

HENRY JAMES REEKs, NORMAN L. B. Jones.

